Buy a motorcycle or scooter or take the bus… or suck it up and drive your car. Better yet, take a bike ed class and learn how cycling in traffic can be easy and enjoyable. Yes, we all face BS from motorists from time to time. And even those of us who pro-actively protect...
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Thanks to Andrew for sending this. It’s always nice to have law enforcement remind the motoring public of our right to the road and their responsibility to pass us safely… even if they have to wait a second. Today’s post in the Lincoln Nebraska Police Chief’s blog is about sharing the road with cyclists....
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for hitting a cyclist? Mekeda Cato was riding her bicycle on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Atlantic Avenue when a car jumped the curb and hit her . . .
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Soaring prices at gas pump are changing consumer behavior across the state, motivating Floridians to cut back on fuel consumption to a level never seen since the state began keeping records 35 years ago.
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I was planning to write something on this topic, and coincidentally, my Aunt forwarded me this Op Ed from the New York Times. In Be the Prius, Tom Vanderbilt tells us: In Europe, where gas prices are often more than twice what they are here, eco-driving has become mandatory in the driving curriculums in...
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In Southern California, the car is king. Many places people need to go are connected by freeways or multi-lane arterial roads. Sound familiar? What’s a bicycle driver to do in such a car-dominant environment?
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The artwork for the 3ft law PSA (donated by KCI) was unveiled last night at the Smackdown. Susan Fortini (FastSigns) generously donated a banner to hang over the lanes. The art has brought up numerous questions and comments about the car crossing the double yellow line. That’s perfect! It means we’re communicating a very...
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Santa Cruz, CA In the past year, two experienced cyclists were killed on Mission Street. Both were riding near the curb in a lane too narrow to share. Both were hit by trucks. In recent weeks there has been a battle between cycling advocates and police/city officials to have Bikes May Use Full Lane...
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Peter D. Norton. Got his Ph.D in History at UVA writing about (of all things) traffic. Guess the Elizabethan Era didn’t do much for him. Now he teaches there at the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Here is an essay he wrote about Urban Freeways. Fighting Traffic: U.S. Transportation Policy and Urban Congestion,...
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In my internet travels this evening, I came across this gem of a post on Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog: Fear and Negativity: Don’t even think about it Dave says: I quit watching the news on TV because it is so negative and depressing… The problem is, being constantly fed a diet of fear and...
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